KARACHI – There is a need to establish a women university in Karachi. As a matter of fact, the population of the metropolis has increased rapidly over the years, exceeding the 15 million mark with majority of women and there is no single public university for women in the City. Fifteen years have been elapsed, […]
LAHORE: A man stabbed to death his wife after she was found in objectionable condition in the bedroom with her paramour in Manga Mandi, police said on Tuesday. The woman succumbs to injuries in the way to hospital while the killer managed escape. Police investigators said that the deceased, identified as Rehana Bibi from Mushtaqabad, […]
By: Mashal Usman KARACHI: Despite the fact that women are systematically educated into believing their place is at home, an overwhelmingly female audience gathered to listen to four women talk on Tuesday. St Joseph’s College for Women’s principal Dr Bernadette Dean, senior journalist Zubeida Mustafa, Aurat Foundation’s director Mahnaz Rahman and National Commission for the […]
YASIR BABBAR Latest innovations in education and general reporting were highlighted at a four-day workshop (March 21 to 25) held in Dubai for Pakistan-based journalists. The participants included 10 Karachi-based reporters who were given extensive lectures by senior journalists from the UK on the latest skills required in education and general reporting. The workshop was […]
KHUDAYAR MOHLA Resuming hearing on Media Commission’s report on transparent distribution of government advertisements in the media on Tuesday, the Supreme Court sought a report from the federation on the issue. A two-member bench of Justices Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain was hearing identical petitions filed against the federation on the release […]
Islamabad: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) launching its annual report “state of Human Rights in 2012” here at local hotel on 4th April (Thursday). In the launching ceremony Zohra Yusuf, I.A. Rehman and Kamran Arif will address on the report. Source: Business Recorder
ISLAMABAD: A colourful art exhibition, Gran Monarca, was held here at a local hotel, joined by a good number of art lovers from the twin cities. Mahjabeen Akhtar, an environmentalist by profession, and Shozab Shafiq, an engineer, organised the exhibition where around 200 handmade wreaths were displayed. An artistic blending of artificial flowers, jute ropes […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday admitted a petition for regular hearing, challenging election procedure for women in parliament and Punjab Assembly. Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah sought replies from the Election Commission of Pakistan, law secretary and others within two weeks. Petitioner, lawyer Tariq Aziz Malik submitted that there were 188 reserved […]
LAHORE: Aurat Foundation Lahore has launched provincial General Election Monitoring (GEM) Cell to monitor the upcoming elections in Pakistan from a gender perspective. In a statement issued here on Tuesday, Aurat Foundation stated that the aim of GEM Cell is to enhance women’s political participation during election and in post-election period. Under this initiative a […]
Zaib Azkaar Hussain Karachi: The themes of life, love, dreams and light were highlighted in the art exhibit titled ‘Saat Kahaniyan’, or Seven Stories, at the Chawkandi Art Gallery. The display that ran for seven days was highly appreciated by art enthusiasts and critics. They observed that after a long time, bullets and weapons and […]
PESHAWAR: The local police arrested a key accused in the killing of a young woman at the Lady Reading Hospital last week, a source said on Tuesday.The source said Jamshed of Pajaggi was arrested for involvement in the killing of a young woman Noor Bibi, whose body was later dumped in the bathroom of the […]
KARACHI: Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) Adviser Syed Adil Gilani has urged Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry that the federal and provincial governments owed billions of rupees to newspapers and television channels in the head of advertisements, praying to take suo moto notice of the matter and order immediate release of these dues. In a letter […]
Karachi: Disagreement over the distribution of party tickets on reserved seats for women is fuelling internal dissent among the PML-F’s women members who have been affiliated with the party since 2000. Sources said on Tuesday that the party’s media cell chief awarded the tickets to his favourites, including his wife, “as these ticket winners were […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso on Tuesday extended his felicitations to Sarmad Ali and Masood Hamid on being re-elected as president and secretary general of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS). He also congratulated the other office-bearers on their election.The premier said that re-election of Sarmad as president APNS is an appreciation of his […]
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